Thai shoppers will not be wobbling up the aisles this Christmas after alcohol was banned from supermarket hampers.

Retailers who sell and advertise gift baskets - a staple of the holiday season - were warned that stocking them with alcohol could result in steep fines and up to a year in jail.

The ban aims to curb drunken revelry around the holidays which result in hundreds of road deaths every year.

Businesses nationwide have been told to comply with the Alcohol Beverage Control Act, which makes “selling alcoholic beverages attached with other products illegal”, said deputy health minister Manit Nopamornbodee.